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Legislative body| Scottish Parliament
Jurisdiction| Scotland
Meeting place| General Assembly
Term| 12 May 1999 – 31 March 2003
Election| 1999
Government| Dewar government
McLeish government
First McConnell government
Members| 129
Presiding Officer| Sir David Steel
First Minister| Donald Dewar (1999–2000)
Henry McLeish (2000–01)
Jack McConnell (2001–03)
Deputy First Minister| Jim Wallace
Leader of the Opposition| Alex Salmond (1999–2000)
John Swinney (2000–03)
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This is a list of members (MSPs) returned to the first Scottish Parliament at the 1999 Scottish Parliament election. Of the 129 members, 73 were elected from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members being returned from eight regions, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation .

The 1999 election produced a hung parliament, with the Labour MSPs forming the largest minority. Consequently, they formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats to form the first Scottish Executive.

## Composition

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Party  | May 1999
election | March 2003
dissolution

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• | Scottish Labour | 56 | 55
| Scottish National Party | 35 | 33
| Scottish Conservatives | 18 | 19
• | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 17 | 16
| Scottish Greens | 1 | 1
| Scottish Socialist Party | 1 | 1
| Independents | 1 | 3
| Presiding Officer | 0 | 1
Total  | 129
Government majority  | 17  | 14

Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)

## Graphical representation

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These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 1999 election and its composition at the time of its dissolution in March 2003:

* Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.

## List of MSPs

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This is a list of MSPs at dissolution. For a list of MSPs elected in the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, see here. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session.

Name | Image | Member for | Type | Party

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| Brian Adam |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Bill Aitken |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Wendy Alexander |  | Paisley North | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Jackie Baillie |  | Dumbarton | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Scott Barrie |  | Dunfermline West | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Sarah Boyack |  | Edinburgh Central | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Rhona Brankin |  | Midlothian | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Robert Brown |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Bill Butler |  | Glasgow Anniesland | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Colin Campbell |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Dennis Canavan |  | Falkirk West | Constituency  | Independent
| Malcolm Chisholm |  | Edinburgh North and Leith | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Cathie Craigie |  | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Bruce Crawford |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Roseanna Cunningham |  | Perth | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Margaret Curran |  | Glasgow Baillieston | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| David Davidson |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Susan Deacon |  | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| James Douglas-Hamilton |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Helen Eadie |  | Dunfermline East | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Dorothy Grace Elder |  | Glasgow | Regional | Independent
| Fergus Ewing |  | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Margaret Ewing |  | Moray | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Winnie Ewing |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Linda Fabiani |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Patricia Ferguson |  | Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Alex Fergusson |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Ross Finnie |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Brian Fitzpatrick |  | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Murdo Fraser |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Phil Gallie |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Kenneth Gibson |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Karen Gillon |  | Clydesdale | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Trish Godman |  | West Renfrewshire | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Annabel Goldie |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Donald Gorrie |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Christine Grahame |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Rhoda Grant |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Iain Gray |  | Edinburgh Pentlands | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Duncan Hamilton |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Keith Harding |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Robin Harper |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish Green Party
| Hugh Henry |  | Paisley South | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| John Home Robertson |  | East Lothian | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Janis Hughes |  | Glasgow Rutherglen | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Fiona Hyslop |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Adam Ingram |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Gordon Jackson |  | Glasgow Govan | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Sylvia Jackson |  | Stirling | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Cathy Jamieson |  | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Margaret Jamieson |  | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Ian Jenkins |  | Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Alex Johnstone |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Andy Kerr |  | East Kilbride | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Johann Lamont |  | Glasgow Pollok | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Marilyn Livingstone |  | Kirkcaldy | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Richard Lochhead |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| George Lyon |  | Argyll and Bute | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Kenny MacAskill |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Lewis Macdonald |  | Aberdeen Central | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Margo MacDonald |  | Lothians | Regional  | Independent
| Ken Macintosh |  | Eastwood | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Angus MacKay |  | Edinburgh South | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Kate Maclean |  | Dundee West | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Maureen Macmillan |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Paul Martin |  | Glasgow Springburn | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Tricia Marwick |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Michael Matheson |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| John McAllion |  | Dundee East | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Frank McAveety |  | Glasgow Shettleston | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Tom McCabe |  | Hamilton South | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Jack McConnell |  | Motherwell and Wishaw | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Jamie McGrigor |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Irene McGugan |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Lyndsay McIntosh |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Henry McLeish |  | Central Fife | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Fiona McLeod |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| David McLetchie |  | Lothians | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Michael McMahon |  | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Duncan McNeil |  | Greenock and Inverclyde | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Pauline McNeill |  | Glasgow Kelvin | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Des McNulty |  | Clydebank and Milngavie | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Brian Monteith |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Alasdair Morgan |  | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Alasdair Morrison |  | Western Isles | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Bristow Muldoon |  | Livingston | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Mary Mulligan |  | Linlithgow | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| David Mundell |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| John Farquhar Munro |  | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Elaine Murray |  | Dumfries | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Alex Neil |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Irene Oldfather |  | Cunninghame South | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Gil Paterson |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Peter Peacock |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Labour Party
| Cathy Peattie |  | Falkirk East | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Lloyd Quinan |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Nora Radcliffe |  | Gordon | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Keith Raffan |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| George Reid |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Shona Robison |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Euan Robson |  | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Mike Rumbles |  | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Michael Russell |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Mary Scanlon |  | Highlands and Islands | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| John Scott |  | Ayr | Constituency  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Tavish Scott |  | Shetland | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Tommy Sheridan |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish Socialist Party
| Richard Simpson |  | Ochil | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Elaine Smith |  | Coatbridge and Chryston | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Iain Smith |  | North East Fife | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Margaret Smith |  | Edinburgh West | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| David Steel |  | Lothians | Regional | Presiding Officer
| Nicol Stephen |  | Aberdeen South | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Stewart Stevenson |  | Banff and Buchan | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Jamie Stone |  | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Nicola Sturgeon |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| John Swinney |  | North Tayside | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Elaine Thomson |  | Aberdeen North | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Murray Tosh |  | South of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Kay Ullrich |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Ben Wallace |  | North East Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| Jim Wallace |  | Orkney | Constituency  | Scottish Liberal Democrats
| Mike Watson |  | Glasgow Cathcart | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Andrew Welsh |  | Angus | Constituency  | Scottish National Party
| Sandra White |  | Glasgow | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| Karen Whitefield |  | Airdrie and Shotts | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Allan Wilson |  | Cunninghame North | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party
| Andrew Wilson |  | Central Scotland | Regional  | Scottish National Party
| John Young |  | West of Scotland | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

### Former MSPs

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Name | Image | Member for | Type | Party | Notes

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| Donald Dewar |  | Glasgow Anniesland | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party | Deceased
| Sam Galbraith |  | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party | Resigned
| Nick Johnston |  | Mid Scotland and Fife | Regional  | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | Resigned
| Ian Welsh |  | Ayr | Constituency  | Scottish Labour Party | Resigned
| Alex Salmond |  | Banff and Buchan | Constituency  | Scottish National Party | Resigned

## Changes

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During the 1999 to 2003 period there were one death and three resignations amongst constituency MSPs, and replacement MSPs were elected in by-elections. Also there was one resignation amongst the additional member MSPs, with that MSP being replaced by the candidate who was next on the additional members list at the time of the 1999 election.

Date  | Constituency/region  | Gain  | Loss  | Note

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31 May 1999  | Lothians |  | Presiding Officer |  | Liberal Democrats | David Steel was elected as the Presiding Officer and had to take voluntary suspension from his party.
21 December 1999  | Ayr |  |  |  | Labour | Ian Welsh resigned from Parliament, citing family reasons.[1]
16 March 2000  | Ayr |  | Conservative |  |  | John Scott won the Ayr by-election.[2]
11 October 2000  | Glasgow Anniesland |  |  |  | Labour | Donald Dewar died.[3]
23 November 2000  | Glasgow Anniesland |  | Labour |  |  | Bill Butler won the Glasgow Anniesland by-election.[4]
14 May 2001  | Strathkelvin and Bearsden |  |  |  | Labour | Sam Galbraith resigned due to ill health.[5]
14 May 2001  | Banff and Buchan |  |  |  | SNP | Alex Salmond resigned from the Scottish Parliament to contest a House of Commons seat.[6]
7 June 2001  | Banff and Buchan |  | SNP |  |  | Stewart Stevenson won the Banff and Buchan by-election.[7]
7 June 2001  | Strathkelvin and Bearsden |  | Labour |  |  | Brian Fitzpatrick won the Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election.[7]
10 August 2001  | Mid Scotland and Fife |  | Conservative |  | Conservative | Nick Johnston resigned and was replaced by Murdo Fraser.[8]
1 May 2002  | Glasgow |  | Independent |  | SNP | Dorothy-Grace Elder resigned from the SNP.[9]
28 January 2003  | Lothians |  | Independent |  | SNP | Margo MacDonald was expelled from the SNP.[10]

## See also

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* Member of the Scottish Parliament
* 1999 Scottish Parliament election
* Executive of the 1st Scottish Parliament
* Scottish Parliament

## References

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1. ^ "Ayr by-election set for March". BBC News. BBC. 21 December 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
2. ^ "Tories walking on Ayr". BBC News. BBC. 17 March 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
3. ^ "'Father of nation' dies". BBC News. BBC. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
4. ^ "Labour holds Dewar seats". BBC News. BBC. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
5. ^ Martin, Lorna (18 March 2007). "'I was meant to die. I didn't.'". The Observer. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
6. ^ "Salmond defends Westminster move". BBC News. BBC. 15 January 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
7. ^ a b "Holyrood by-elections resolved". BBC News. BBC. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
8. ^ "Outgoing Tory attacks colleagues". BBC News. BBC. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
9. ^ "MSP quits nationalists". BBC News. BBC. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
10. ^ "Margo expelled from SNP". BBC News. BBC. 28 January 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

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